Ice-cream cabinet



May 29, 1923.

G. H. ECCLES y 10E CREAM CABINET.

. Filed Aug. 16. F 75' ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 29, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

GEORGE H. ECOLES, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON'.

ICE-CREAM CABINET.

Application led August 16, 1922. Serial No. 582,255.

or refrigerating chest for use in transporting and storing ice cream.

The objects of the invention are to provide a form of chest with suitable insulating material therein and compartments inside the insulating material for holding Ice cream receptacles, and for adjustable collars about the tops of the receptacles to prevent the escape of cold air from the icing compartments when the receptacles are necessarily open for removing the contents.

A further object is to provide a drain tube from the icing-compartment whereby the li uid may be withdrawn therefrom when esired, and the How controlled in the direction desired.

In the distribution of ice cream from the manufactories thereof, and in holding the ice cream for retail sale, it is desirable to have some means of preventing the heating of the receptacles wherein the ice cream is transported and heldfor sale, with additional means for discharging from the ice packing such surplus water as may be formed by the gradual melting of the ice, at the will and under control of the'user, and I have invented for such purpose an improved chest, embodying novel features of special value, which I have described in the following specification, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of which:-

Figure 1 represents a front elevation with parts broken away.

Figure 2 represents a horizontal crosssection on line 2-2 of Fi 1.

tligure 3 represents a etail of the drain tu e.

Like numerals on the different figures represent like parts. v

1, isthe outer casing of the cabinet, which is provided with suitable insulating lining or acking' 2. This packing is preferably made from small particles of cork held in `mass form by suitable binder which will not soften by dampness, and for my purpose I use an asphalt base with an adhesive mixture of cement for adhering to the cock. The mixture is pressed into lform about the inside of the case and hardens and retains its form with suitable compartments which are providedtherein by the first placing 1n position of suitable metal or other forms of lining, shown as 3. These linings are preferably of greater diameters at theirv tops than attheirbotto'ms so that they may be more easily removed when necessary, and at suitable positions above their bottoms drain tubes 4 are inserted and tightly held in position by suitable boss 5 on inner side of the lining. The tube may be and is preferably held into the boss by a threaded connection, for removal when the lining 1s removed, which construction also adopts it to be. used with walls of different thicknesses. The tube 4 passes through the insulation and out through the casing, and near its outer end in the lower side thereof 1s an outlet opening 6. The, outer end is threaded and a cap 7 is screwed thereon for adjustably closing the lower outlet 6 so that the liquid may be let vout as desired and also vfor closing vthe end of the tube, when the cabinet is being transported, or at other times when no liquid is intended to flow from the ,icing chambers. In use of ordinary ice cream receptacles without such tube and cap, the water is frequently permitted by clerks or truck drivers to escape in volume from the cabinets, the stream thus extending beyond t-he pail or catch basin, and thus wetting the storerooms. But my cap 7, and outlet 6 efectually prevent this overflow, and turn the stream down into the pail and modulates the stream as desired.

When the tube is to be closed the cap is screwed on till the outlet 6 is covered; and for cleaning the tube the cap may be removed, entirely. IA have shown a cabinet with a plurality of chambers, but any number or size may be used as desired. I have also shown two round chambers and one square in the center, for more conveniently holding the ice cream in brick form, while the round chambers are for the ordina bulk ice cream in cans 10'. The can 111s angular to conform to the chamber 9*. These cans' are as usual smaller in diameter than the chambers and the space around them is used for packing crushed ice for keeping the cream frozen until sold or removed fromthe cans.

An important feature of my invention is collar 12 with a flange 12a which lits down upon the outer casing 1, and an annular flange having converging Walls, the

outer face sloping as 13 to conform to the inner side of the lining member 3, andl the inner face sloping as Y14 to lit over and tightly around the mouth of the cans 10 and 11. As these cans are 'not always of exact size the slope of the collar flange thus is adjusted against the varying sizes that may be placed in the chambers, and still the collar will close tightly the space' between the tops of the cans and the member 3, thus preventing the escape of cold air from the chamber and the impact of heat from the outside when the covers are temporarily removed lfor obtaining the cream. The covers' are also provided with thick bodies 16 which project down into socket 17 cut into the collars 12, thus closing the space to the area above the mouths of the cans and preventing opportunity for a body of air to contact with the creamand to melt the same.

In the ordinary ice cream vats used for holding the ice cream cans, a great deal 'of the ice packing is melted when the covers are temporarily removed for' securing the cream, and by the use of my form of collar and ca such waste is prevented.

Having described my invention, I claim l. An ice cream cabinet, with a casing, an insulation lining a chamber inside the collars outer side, a socket in the face of,

the collar and a. cap provided with a body member itting into the socket.

2. An ice cream cabinet with a casing, and a lining of non-heat-conductive material, chambers within the interior of the lining, and receptacles within the chambers of smaller size than the chambers, the upper ends of the chambers wider than `the bottoms, and collars with sloping annular flanges for vclosing the tops of the chambers and to tit closely around the tops of the receptacles, with socket grooves on faces of the collars and cover caps to tit over the collars and to fit down and into the sockets.

3. An ice cream cabinet, with an outer casing, an insulating lining and -a chamber within the insulation, a casing Within the chamber, and a tubular `connection between theinner casing and the outer casing, the outer end of the tube provided withan adjustable cap, and an outlet opening on lower side of the'tube near the outer end thereof` the cap provided with a flange of suitable width to adjustably cover the outlet.'

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

GEORGE H. ECCLES. f 

